Fenghou

Xin Yongzong felt an indescribable sense of shame in his heart, and shouted: "The formation of knives and shields is impenetrable!"

The soldiers of the Shenwu Army held large shields and formed two circles. This is also the reason why Xin Yongzong did not want to change the formation. The defensive ability of the sword and shield formation is very strong. It can not only ensure that the casualties on one side are not many, but also consume the opponent's physical strength. , Prepare for the counterattack in the second half.

Chen Qing waved his long halberd and ordered: "The third battalion gathers to attack the enemy in the west!"

The third battalion was one hundred soldiers from Zheng Ping. They quickly assembled into a phalanx, like a battering ram, and the hundred assembled soldiers rushed towards the formation of swords and shields on the left with spears in hand.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, more than [-] sword and shield soldiers were overturned on the ground, and a gap was torn open in the tight sword and shield formation. Eight Western Army squads rushed into the gap, and the Shenwu Army began to become chaotic.

……

'when!when!when! '

With the sound of the gong, the first half of the competition ended, and the supervisor began to enter the arena to count the soldiers who were stabbed or chopped.

The results came out after a while. In the first half of the competition, the Western Army had always taken the initiative. Nearly 90 people from the Shenwu Army were eliminated, while more than [-] people from the Western Army were eliminated. The Western Army clearly had the upper hand.

……

After a short rest, the battle drums sounded again. Chen Qing still adopted the two-on-one style of play, removing the 'killed' soldiers, and the remaining soldiers formed 38 teams to fight separately, and then used Zheng Ping's one hundred The soldiers are the group army, responsible for attacking the enemy's formation.

The opponent was also divided into 41 skirmishers, and both sides chose the flexibility of skirmishing.

At this moment, Zhang Jun was silent. He found that the strength of the Western Army was not weak at all, and it was comparable to the strength of the Shenwu Army. Moreover, they had an advantage of 70 people. They used this advantage to form a [-]-man army. In the formation of the second half prevailed.

As long as there is no problem with the physical strength of the Western Army, in the fourth round of the competition, the Shenwu Army may be in danger.

This is called taking a wrong step, and the outcome is doomed.

Xin Yongzong also realized that his situation was very unfavorable. He was anxious and ordered the whole army to attack. The Western Army was not conservative, and the offensive was also like a wave. The two sides launched a fierce confrontation. The scene was extremely tragic, and soldiers were constantly injured and fell .

Xin Yongzong's only hope is that the Western Army's physical strength is exhausted, but as the end of the time draws closer, the Western Army not only did not appear to be exhausted, but became more and more courageous, and even killed the Shenwu Army retreating steadily, completely gaining the upper hand , Xin Yongzong gradually despaired.

'when!when!when! '

When the bell rang for the end of the second half, Chen Qing's men suddenly cheered.

170 four players compared to 68 players, and the Western Army won a big victory in the fourth game.

……

The rematch lasted only one day, and finally five teams were selected to participate in the finals, including Yue Fei's army, Ju Shigu's army, Wang Bo's army, Chen Qing's army and the last round winner Han Shizhong's army.

To the uproar, the two favorites, Zhang Jun's army and Liu Guangshi's army were both eliminated in the rematch, breaking the biggest upset.

Tomorrow will be a day off, the day after tomorrow will be the final, and then there will be the generals competition.

At night, in the Hukou Restaurant in Lin'an City, Hu Yantong invites his friend Cao De to drink.

Cao De was very angry. He never imagined that the entire army would suffer from diarrhea, and even dozens of people would die. As a result, he had to give up the competition today and let his opponent win without a fight.

Months of painstaking efforts were wasted, and more importantly, he was not defeated, but was assassinated by the most despicable means. Both he and the soldiers suffered great humiliation.

"Of course I know it's that bastard's murderer. Dutong also knows. Dutong has already written to the emperor requesting a thorough investigation of the case. I heard that the emperor is also quite annoyed. It may be led by the Privy Council, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple faction. but……"

"But what?" Hu Yantong asked with a smile.

"But I guess it will be nothing in the end. There is a lack of evidence! Knowing who did it, but not being able to produce evidence, this is the most annoying thing."

"Aren't there any clues?"

"We have checked it ourselves, and it is almost certain that croton powder was put in the broth, but the problem is that the broth is gone, and we tortured the gang leader, but nothing was gained. It should have nothing to do with them. Someone sneaked into the tent. Poisoned inside."

Cao De heaved a long sigh, and continued: "I just learned that this Wang Bo is actually the wife and nephew of Xiangguo Qin Hui, and with Qin Hui backing him up, he can't be moved without evidence."

Hu Yantong filled a glass of wine for him, and said calmly, "We also discovered Wang Bo's secret today. His army is not the Xiang Army, but an elite forbidden army pretending to be the Xiang Army."

"What did you say?" Cao De's eyes widened suddenly.

Chapter 85 Fraud

The collective diarrhea incident in Cao De's army was very strange. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were being plotted against. It is not difficult to guess who did it. The direct beneficiary was Wang Bo's army, so Wang Bo was the biggest suspect.

But the suspicion belongs to the suspect, without any evidence, the crime cannot be planted on the head of Wang Bo's army. Wang Bo made a special statement, and he has no knowledge of this matter.

In the Qin Mansion, Xiangguo Qin Hui met Liu Guangshi, the governor of the capital who came to visit him specially.

Liu Guangshi was about 40 years old, with a burly figure and a deep appearance. He was born in a family of generals.

Of course, Liu Guangshi came to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes. His recruits were plotted against him, which made him unable to participate in the competition. This was an unprecedented shame for him. He knew in his heart who did it, and there would be no one else except Wang Bo.

Wang Bo is just a martial arts student, so insignificant, the key is Qin Hui, the prime minister behind him.

He asked Qin Hui to give himself an explanation. If Qin Hui would give himself face and ask Wang Bo to apologize to him, then he would apply to withdraw the investigation, and forget about it.

Qin Hui held the teacup and said calmly: "It's too much to say about the rules. Although Wang Bo is my nephew, if he makes a mistake, the truth will never protect him. This incident of collective poisoning of soldiers is indeed a bit strange, and I also specifically asked about it." After contacting Wang Bo, he made it clear to me that he had no knowledge of this incident. After all, he was only a martial arts student with insufficient experience and experience. This skill?"

Seeing that Qin Hui would rather offend himself than deal with his nephew, Liu Guangshi suppressed his anger and said, "Although the humble official has written to the emperor to strictly investigate this case, I originally did not want this matter to become a big one. If Xiangguo finds Wang Bo innocent , then I have nothing to say."

"Why does Liu Dutong think it was Wang Bo's doing? In fact, there are other possibilities too! For example, it was just an accident, the rotten food caused collective diarrhea among the soldiers, or it was done by Liu Dutong's enemies, or something else. What the competitor did, let me tell you the truth again, if there is evidence to prove that Wang Bo did it, the truth will be the first to spare him, but if there is no evidence, Liu Du will also ask you to stay in Germany."

Although Qin Hui's tone was flat, his words were very strong, and he actually used the word "Liu De under the mouth". He is a majestic prime minister, and his status in the court cannot be compared with that of a military leader. Liu Guangshi actually ran to his own mansion How could he not be annoyed when Lai Xingshi questioned him.

Of course, Qin Hui knew that Wang Bo was responsible for Liu Guangshi's army's collective diarrhea. Wang Bo had asked him for instructions before, and he acquiesced.

Maybe Wang Bo poisoned him just to get promoted, but Qin Hui didn't.

Qin Hui is now trying his best to win over Zhang Jun, and Wang Bo's army in the competition also asked Zhang Jun for a loan, so allowing Wang Bo to poison Liu Guangshi is actually to show Zhang Jun and let Zhang Jun believe in his sincerity.

You know, Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi have been fighting openly and covertly. The so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, so if he wants to get Zhang Jun to join him, he must break up with Liu Guangshi. This recruit contest is the best opportunity.

Others can't understand Wang Bo's real intention of poisoning, but Qin Hui believes that Zhang Jun can understand.

Liu Guangshi nodded, "I understand, then don't bother Qin Xianggong, and leave."

Qin Hui narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Liu Dutong often comes to drink tea when he has time!"

Liu Guangshi replied bitterly: "I'm afraid that even Qin Xianggong's tea will make your intestines slip!"

After speaking, he turned and left angrily.

Qin Hui watched his back go away, and snorted coldly.

……

Liu Guangshi walked out of the Qin Mansion, but saw Cao De waiting outside.

"what are you doing here?"

"Xiaozhi looked for Dutong everywhere, and the soldiers said that Dutong had gone to Qin Xianggong's mansion, so Xiaozhi rushed here."

Liu Guangshi frowned, "What's important?"

Cao De stepped forward and whispered something in his ear, Liu Guangshi was surprised: "Is this a rumor or is it true?"

"It's true. The humble officer went to investigate last night. Those soldiers are all forbidden soldiers, but they were converted to the Xiang army in name, and Zhang Jun arranged for it."

Liu Guangshi was shocked, when did Qin Hui hook up with Zhang Jun?Also, when did Zhang Zongyan become Zhang Jun's man again?

At this moment, Liu Guangshi suddenly understood in his heart, no wonder Wang Bo dared to attack his own army, this was clearly Qin Hui's way to win over Zhang Jun!

"Dutong, what should we do next?" Cao De asked.

Liu Guangshi's gaze became stern. If Zhang Jun hadn't been involved, maybe he would have tolerated his cowardice, but Zhang Jun was actually involved in the case, which touched Liu Guangshi's bottom line.

"Since they are going to do the first grade of junior high school, don't blame me for doing the fifteenth grade!"

He got into the carriage and ordered: "Go to Mr. Fan's mansion!"

……

Fan Zongyin comforted Liu Guangshi and sent him out of the house in person. He immediately ordered someone to find his staff member Han Qi.

Han Qi smiled slightly and said, "If my husband wants to interfere in this matter, I will not object, but my husband must think clearly, why do you want to interfere in this matter?"

Fan Zongyin snorted coldly and said, "The poisonous snake Qin Hui hurt me last time, how could I spare him?"

Han Qi sighed secretly, Fan Zongyin was a narrow-minded person who would always get revenge, and was often blinded by hatred, so he couldn't see the big things.

"There are actually two things here. One is the poisoning case, and the other is the replacement case. If the husband only wants revenge, then make a fuss about the poisoning case and try not to touch the replacement case."

Fan Zongyin was startled, "Why?"

"The poisoning case only involves a matter of bad moral character, at most Wang Bo will be punished, but the replacement case is different. It may also involve the issue of collusion between the general and the general, and the matter will be serious, so I advise Mr. Wang to think carefully. .”

Fan Zongyin calmed down, he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and after a long time he said slowly: "You mean, the replacement case is just a cover?"

Han Qi nodded, "This matter is very obvious. How could a dude like Wang Bo train such an elite army? Anyone with a heart can find out the truth after a little investigation. I believe Qin Hui would not do such a stupid thing. , but he did it, and he could use Zhang Jun's recruits, why didn't he use it?"

Fan Zongyin was reminded all of a sudden, right!Zhang Jun could clearly draw [-] troops from the recruits to Wang Bo, why should he use the forbidden army and give the handle to others.

"Sir, tell me why?"

Han Qi smiled slightly, "I think Qin Hui did it on purpose, creating an excuse to put it on the surface. On the surface, Zhang Jun was tricking him, but in fact it was to cover up the real relationship between him and Zhang Jun. He must have He will explain to the officials that he doesn't know about this matter, and his nephew may be a bit domineering, which annoyed Zhang Jun, and even the officials will not pursue this matter."

"Makes sense!"

Fan Zongyin sighed: "It's just that I have promised to give Liu Guangshi an explanation on this matter, so I can't stand by and watch."

Han Qi smiled slightly, "I just pointed out the key points to Mr. Xiang, and then Mr. Xiang will know what to do. My suggestion is to pretend to be confused and sue Qin Hui for favoritism. Don't mention anything else, unless Xianggong has no intention of recruiting Liu Guangshi."

Fan Zongyin understood what Han Qi meant, Qin Hui was secretly recruiting Zhang Jun, and why wasn't he also recruiting Liu Guangshi?

……

In the afternoon, a large number of officials came to the barracks. They were divided into two parts, one was responsible for investigating the poisoning and diarrhea incident in Liu Guangshi's army, and the other began to investigate the qualifications of Wang Bo's army.

No evidence could be found for the poisoning and diarrhea incident, but the qualifications of Wang Bo's army were on the surface. Ask some soldiers casually, and you will know that they are not the Xiang army, but the forbidden army.

Wang Bo actually used the Forbidden Army to pretend to be the Xiang Army to participate in the recruit competition. The news quickly spread throughout the barracks, causing an uproar in the barracks. There was even news that Wang Bo was actually the nephew of Xiangguo Qin Hui, and dozens of generals were angry Jointly wrote a letter demanding severe punishment for such serious fraud.

The news finally spread to the palace, and the emperor Zhao Gou immediately summoned Qin Hui and severely reprimanded him.

"You clearly know that I attach great importance to this recruit contest, and you still want to do this kind of favoritism and fraud. You really let me down. Tell me, how can you give me an explanation?"

Qin Hui said with bitterness on his face: "I didn't intend to do favoritism, but just wanted to take a shortcut within the scope of the rules. I didn't expect... No matter what, I have made mistakes, and I am willing to accept severe punishment from Your Majesty!"

"You'd better make it clear, what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, Zhang Dutong has indeed been entrusted with the favor of Zhang Dutong by his humble position. Please ask him to choose 2000 recruits for his nephew to command. This is actually a loophole in the rules. It does not emphasize that the army must be trained by himself. But for some reason, Zhang Dutong Instead of sending recruits, I sent an imperial army over, and my nephew did not tell me the truth, if I knew, I would never take such a risk, Your Majesty, this matter has also been tricked."

Zhao Gou nodded, he understood, this matter should be Qin Hui was put together by Zhang Jun, it is rumored that Qin Hui and Zhang Jun have a close relationship, it seems that it is not true.

Even if he refuses to send out elite recruits, he can send a relatively poor recruit, but Zhang Jun sent an army that violated the rules. It is small to see big. From this trivial matter, it can be seen that Zhang Jun is very serious about Qin Hui. The resentment is deep.

"Forget it, I know how to deal with it."

In the evening, the emperor Zhao Gou issued a decree, "Wang Bo's army will be disqualified for the follow-up competition. The martial arts student Wang Bo misbehaved and his morals are despicable. He will be expelled from the martial arts school and will never be hired. The military department doctor Gao Yong is not strict. If there is suspicion of dereliction of duty and fraud, he will be dismissed and investigated. '

Chapter 86 Confidential

In the big tent, Chen Qing invited Cao De to dinner with tea instead of wine.

Cao De was depressed, he sighed lowly, "The government still avoids the most serious and only beats the little devil, but the people behind the scenes don't deal with it. It's so unconvincing."

Chen Qing smiled and said: "This matter is a trivial matter. It is good enough to deal with Wang Bo. It is impossible to punish Xiangguo and Dutong for this kind of matter."

"Then at least our qualifications for the competition should be restored!"

This is what makes Cao De worry about it. Wang Bo's army was disqualified, but his army failed to restore the qualification, which made Cao De feel aggrieved.

Chen Qing can understand his feelings, but if Cao Dejun is allowed to enter the final, what about the team that lost to Wang Bo's army before?It will cause a series of chain reactions, and even affect the entire game.

"The officials have their own considerations! Brother Cao still has the opportunity to participate in the individual competition. Don't let this matter affect your own state, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

Cao De sighed, "You're right, the matter has come to an end, I should strive for personal honor, there is no need to gamble anymore."

Chen Qing raised the teacup and said with a smile: "Then I wish Brother Cao good results in the individual competition!"

……

After Cao De left, Chen Qing stood alone in front of the big tent and stared at the bright moon in the sky.

In this action to bring down Wang Bo, although Chen Qing helped a little, he was basically invisible.

However, Chen Qing had an intuition that there seemed to be something hidden in it. There was a better way, but Qin Hui didn't use it, and finally used a way that was easy to be caught. Why?

Things should not be that simple, it was this intuition that made Chen Qing extra careful.

Chen Qing shook his head and dismissed this incident. The only impact this incident had on him was that Wang Bo was expelled from martial arts.

Compared with this case, Chen Qing now pays more attention to the contest of new recruits and new generals. He already understands that this is an Olympic selection contest organized by the emperor for himself. This martial arts competition will affect the army in the next ten or even twenty years pattern.

This is a great opportunity for me, and I must seize it firmly.